Uk5 Satellite Launch

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2369

Date Released

28 Oct 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Strike Bound City
2. 2Uk5 Satellite Launch
3. 3Prince Charles Inaugurates Telescope
4. 4Duke of Edinburgh Receives Pandas
5. 5Sports Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Uk 5 Satellite Launch. DESCRIPTION: Launched from the San Marco platform, 3 miles from the Kenyan coast, is the new British Satellite UK5. SHOTLIST: GV 2 offshore platforms San Marco & Santarita. GV San Marco platform with UK 5 satellite ready for take off. SV Professor Broglio welcoming observers & scientists. CU Professor Broglio. SV cameramen. SV sign ‘Centro Ricerche Aero Spazali’. GV base on shore. SV technician. SV ditto. SV San Marco platform through magnifying lens. GV San Marco platform, rocket fires & launches. SV man using high speed camera. LV pan rocket climbing in air. SCU Radar Parababyd [sic]. LV UK 5 climbing.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Science and technology; Space

Locations

Kenya

Card file number

74/242A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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